Hitachi Storage Navigator Modular 2 User Guide

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Figure 5-3:  Example of Logical Unit Information
Description of Navigator 2 activities
You use the Arrays Panel and Page Panel to manage and configure Hitachi 
storage systems. Table 5-1 summarizes the Navigator 2 activities you can 
perform, and the commands and subcommands you click in the Arrays Pane 
to perform them.
This document describes how to perform key Navigator 2 activities. If an 
activity is not covered in this document, please refer to the Navigator online 
help. To access the help, click the Help button in the Navigator 2 Menu 
Panel (see Menu Panel on page 5-2).
Table 5-1:  Description of Navigator 2 Activities 
Arrays PaneDescription
Components — displays a page for accessing controllers, caches, interface boards, host 
connector, batteries, and trays, as described below.
Components > Controllers Lists each controller in the Hitachi storage 
system and the controller’s status.
Components > Caches Shows the status, capacity, and controller 
associated with the cache in the Hitachi 
storage system.
Components > Interface Boards Shows status information about each 
interface board in the Hitachi storage 
system and its corresponding controller.
Components > Host Connectors Shows the host connector and port ID, 
status, controller number, and type of host 
connector (for example, Fibre Channel) for 
each host connector in the Hitachi storage 
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Components > Batteries Shows the batteries in the Hitachi storage 
system and their status.
Components  >  Trays Shows the status, type, and serial number 
of the tray. The serial number is the same 
as the serial number of the Hitachi storage 
system.
Groups — displays a page for accessing logical units and host groups, as described 
below.
Groups > Logical Units Shows the logical units, RAID groups, and 
Dynamic Provisioning pools defined for the 
Hitachi storage system. For information 
about Dynamic Provisioning, refer to the 
Hitachi AMS 2000 Family Dynamic 
Provisioning Configuration Guide (MK-
09DF8201),
Groups > Host Groups Lets you:
• Create or edit host groups.
• Enable host group port-level security.
• Change or delete the WWNs and WWN 
nicknames.
Replication — displays a page for accessing local replication, remote replication, and 
setup parameters, as described below.
Replication > Local Replication Lets you create a copy of a volume in the 
storage system using:
• ShadowImage to create a duplicate 
copy of a volume.
• Copy on Write Snapshot to create a 
virtual point-in-time copy of a volume.
Replication > Remote Replication Lets you back up information using 
TrueCopy remote replication and TrueCopy 
Extended Distance to create a copy of a 
volume (logical unit) in the Hitachi storage 
system.
Replication > Setup Assists you in setting up components of 
both local and remote replication.
Settings — displays a page for accessing FC settings, spare drives, licenses, command 
devices, DMLU, volume migration, LAN settings, firmware version, email alerts, date 
and time, and advanced settings.
Settings  >  FC  Settings Shows the Fibre Channel ports available on 
the Hitachi storage system and provides 
updated Transfer Rate, Topology, and Link 
Status information.
Settings > Spare Drives Lets you select a spare drive from a list of 
assignable drives.
Settings > Licenses Lets you enable licenses for Storage 
Features that require them.
Settings > Command Devices Lets you add, change, and remove 
command devices (and their logical units 
and RAID manager protection setting) for 
Hitachi storage systems.
Table 5-1:  Description of Navigator 2 Activities (Continued)
Arrays PaneDescription 
						

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Settings  >  DMLU Lets maintenance technicians and qualified 
users add and remove differential 
management logical units (DMLUs). 
DMLUS are logical units that consistently 
maintain the differences between two 
logical units: P-VOLS and S-VOLS.
Settings > Volume Migration Lets you migrate data to other disk areas.
Settings > LAN Shows user management port, 
maintenance port, port number and 
security (secure LAN) information about 
the Hitachi storage system being 
managed.
Settings > Firmware Shows the firmware version installed on 
the Hitachi storage system and lets you 
upgrade the firmware.
Settings > Email Alert Lets you configure the Hitachi storage 
system to send email alerts if a failure 
occurs.
Settings > Date & Time Lets you set the Hitachi storage system 
date, time, timezone, and up to two NTP 
server settings.
Settings > Advanced Settings Lets you access features available in 
Storage Navigator Modular.
Power Savings — displays a page for accessing RAID group power saving settings.
Power Savings > RG Power Saving Lets you control which RAID groups are in 
spin-up or spin-down mode to conserve 
power.
Security — displays a page for accessing Secure LAN and Account Authentication 
settings, as described below.
Security > Secure LAN Lets you view and refresh SSL certificates.
Security > Audit Logging Lets you enable audit to collect Hitachi 
storage system event information and 
output the information to a configured 
Syslog server.
Performance — displays a page for monitoring the Hitachi storage system, configuring 
tuning parameters, and viewing DP pool trend and optimization information, as 
described below.
Performance > Monitoring Lets you monitor a Hitachi storage 
system’s performance (for example, 
utilization rates of resources in a disk array 
and loads on the disks and ports) and 
output the information to a text file.
Performance  >  Tuning  Parameters Lets you set parameters to tune the Hitachi 
storage system for optimum performance.
Table 5-1:  Description of Navigator 2 Activities (Continued)
Arrays PaneDescription 
						

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Performance > DP Pool Trend Lets you view the Dynamic Provisioning 
pool trend for the Hitachi storage system 
(for example, utilization rates of DP pools) 
and output the information to a CSV file. 
For information about Dynamic 
Provisioning, refer to the Hitachi AMS 2000 
Family Dynamic Provisioning Configuration 
Guide (MK-09DF8201),
Performance > DP Optimization Lets you optimize DP optimization priority 
for the Hitachi storage system by resolving 
unbalanced conditions, optimizing DP, and 
reclaiming zero pages.
Alerts & Events — shows Hitachi storage system status, serial number and type, and 
firmware revision and build date. Also, displays events related to the storage system, 
including firmware downloads and installations, errors, alert parts, and event log 
messages.
Table 5-1:  Description of Navigator 2 Activities (Continued)
Arrays PaneDescription 
						

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Managing Users, 
Permissions, and Passwords
The topics covered in this chapter are:
ˆManaging users
ˆUnderstanding permissions
ˆChanging passwords
ˆWorking with user IDs 
						

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Managing users
Before a user can use Navigator 2, an account for that user must be set up 
and permissions granted for that user. Permissions define the privileges a 
user has when using Navigator 2. 
Adding users
Users can be created and their permissions can be defined by:
• The System user, which is the built-in account for the Navigator 2.
• Users who have been granted User Management/Admin permission.
To add a user:
1. In the Administration tree, click Users and Permissions > Users. The 
Users window shows a list of users.
2. Click Add User. The Add User window appears.
3. Complete the fields in the window (see Table 6-1).
4. Click OK to save the settings. The user account is created, you return to 
the Users subwindow, and the new user account appears in the user list.
NOTE:The new user cannot access Navigator 2 until you define 
permissions for that user (see Understanding permissions on page 6-4).
Table 6-1:  Adding Users 
FieldDescription
User ID ID of the user. This is a required field
Password Case-sensitive password assigned to this user. This is a 
required field. The password can be up to 256 bytes long, and 
can contain only the following characters:
 
A - Z a - z 0 - 9 ! # $ % &  ( ) * + - . = @  ^ _ | 
For security, each typed password character appears as an 
asterisk (*). This is a required field.
Your system administrator might add conditions for the 
minimum number of characters or combination of characters 
that can be used as a password. For more information, contact 
your system administrator.
Note: For HiCommand Suite of products earlier than version 
5.5, the number of characters that can be set for a user ID and 
password is between 4 and 25 bytes. For environments that 
contain HiCommand Suite products version 5.5 or later and 
products earlier than version 5.5, set a user ID using between 
4 and 25 bytes.
Verify  Password Type the same password you typed in the Password field. This 
is a required field. 
						

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Viewing and editing user profiles
In the Edit Profile window, you can modify the user’s full name, email 
address, or description.
To edit a user profile
1. Log on to Navigator 2 as either system (the default administration 
account) or as a user who has been granted administration privileges.
2. In the Navigator 2 Explorer tree, click Administration > Users and 
Permissions > Users. The Users window appears.
3. Click a user name, then click Edit Profile and make the desired 
changes.
4. Click OK.
Deleting users
If you no longer need a user, you can delete the user from Navigator 2.
To delete a user
1. Log on to Navigator 2 as either system (the default administration 
account) or as a user who has been granted administration privileges.
2. In the Navigator 2 Explorer tree, click Administration > Users and 
Permissions > Users. The Users window appears.
3. Click a user name, then click Delete User.
4. When a message asks whether you are sure you want to delete the 
selected user, click OK to delete the user (or click Cancel to retain the 
user).
Full  Name Entering the user’s full name is optional. If you include it, enter 
no more than 80 Basic Latin characters. Basic Latin characters 
are the following characters (Unicode 0020 to 007E):
A-Z a-z 0-9 !  # $ % &  ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [  ] ^ _ 
` { | } ~ (space)
Note: You cannot use two or more dollar signs consecutively 
(for example, $$ or $$$). The full name appears in the global 
task bar area after a user logs in. If this item is omitted, the 
user ID will be displayed in the global task bar area.
E-mail Address Type the user’s email address.
Description Type any optional description you want to include (for 
example, the user’s job title). Entering a description for the 
user is optional. If you enter a description, enter no more than 
80 characters, using the character set allowed for the full 
name.
Table 6-1:  Adding Users (Continued)
FieldDescription 
						

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Understanding permissions
Permissions define the privileges Navigator 2 users have within the 
application. The Granted Permission table shows the permissions granted to 
Navigator 2 users. Check marks show permissions assigned to a user. Newly 
created user profiles have no check marks.
Figure 6-1 shows an example of the Granted Permission table. Table 6-2 
describes the fields in the table.
Figure 6-1:  Example of Granted Permission Table
Table 6-2:  Fields in the Granted Permission Table 
FieldDescription
Application  column Shows the application to which the permission applies. Granting 
Admin permissions for All Applications allows the user to 
manage any Hitachi storage application, such as the Hitachi 
Storage Command Suite, that is installed on the same server. It 
also displays the User Management role.
User Management Users with this permission can create or delete users and 
change permissions for any user on the system. This permission 
does not allow management of storage systems from either 
Navigator 2, or any other Hitachi application located in the 
same environment.
HSNM2 This option sets basic Storage Navigator Modular 2 
administration (modify) or monitoring (view) permissions. You 
can select either Modify or View for this item. 
						

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Granting or changing permissions
To grant or change permissions for User Management
1. Log on to Navigator 2 as either system (the default administration 
account) or as a user who has been granted administration privileges.
2. In the Navigator 2 Explorer tree, click Administration > Users and 
Permissions > Permissions > User Management. The User 
Management window appears. 
3. Click a user name, then click Change Permission and make the desired 
changes. The available options are described as follows:
•  All Applications — Use this to grant permissions for any Hitachi 
Storage Command Suite software product that resides on the same 
server. For example, if Hitachi Device Manager software is 
installed, selecting this option will allow the user to access that 
application as well as Navigator 2. Changes here will also 
propagate to other servers using the “single sign-on” feature. 
Please refer to Hitachi Storage Command Suite user documentation 
for more information.
•  User Management — Use this option to grant administrator 
permissions for Navigator 2. Users with this setting can create or 
delete users and change permissions for any user on the system.
•  HSNM2 — Use this option to grant basic administration (modify) or 
monitoring (view) permissions.
4. Click OK to accept the changes and exit the window. Your modifications 
take effect immediately.
Admin Lets the user perform management tasks on any user account. 
If All Applications is also selected, this permission lets the user 
perform administrator functions on any other Hitachi 
application installed in the same environment. You can also 
choose another Hitachi application that the user can manage 
exclusively if it is installed in the same environment.
Peer This item appears when Hitachi Device Manager is installed, 
with the “single sign-on” feature enabled, in the same 
environment as the Navigator 2 server. Peer connections are 
made using the HaUser account, which is a user name reserved 
to enable peer connections with the Hitachi Device Manager 
agent.
Table 6-2:  Fields in the Granted Permission Table (Continued)
FieldDescription 
						

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Changing passwords
Only administrators have the permissions to set up user accounts and 
passwords. If you need to change your password and are not an 
administrator, contact your system administrator.
Changing the default system password
For security, we recommend you change the default system password as 
soon as possible.
To change the default system password
1. Log on to Navigator 2 as either system (the default administration 
account) or as a user who has been granted administration privileges.
2. In the Navigator 2 Explorer tree, click Administration > Users and 
Permissions.
3. In the center pane, click System.
4. Click Change Password, at top of the window in the right pane. The 
Change Password window appears.
5. Enter the new password in the New Password box.
6. Re-enter the new password in the Verify Password box.
7. Click OK.
Changing a user password
To change a user password
1. Log on to Navigator 2 as either system (the default administration 
account) or as a user who has been granted administration privileges.
2. In the Navigator 2 Explorer tree, click Administration > Users and 
Permissions.
3. In the center pane, click the name of the user whose password you want 
to change.
4. Click Change Password, at top of the window in the right pane. The 
Change Password window appears.
5. Enter the new password in the New Password box.
6. Re-enter the new password in the Verify Password box.
7. Click OK. 
NOTE:For security, each typed password character appears as an asterisk 
(*).
NOTE:For security, each typed password character appears as an asterisk 
(*).